The American Federation of Labor or AFL was successful because the time had come for the American worker to have good representation. A successful union works well with both management and the rank and file.
Samuel Gompers
Samuel Gompers founded the AFL (American Federation of Labor)
In 1866, a union was organized that was composed of several associations of skilled workers. This union came to be called the American Federation of Labor and grew and held many successful strikes under the leadership of Samuel Gompers.
The American Federation of Labor (AFL, founded 1886) which joined with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO, founded in 1935) in 1955 is considered one of the first labor union federations and the AFL-CIO remains the largest federation of unions in the United States, representing over 11 million workers.
Samuel Gompers
The American Federation of Labor or AFL was successful because the time had come for the American worker to have good representation. A successful union works well with both management and the rank and file.
Samuel Gompers
the knights of labor lack ability to carry out successful strikes
It is incorrect to state that the Knights of Labor were a failure or to suggest that the American Federation of Labor was only modestly successful.
Samuel Gompers was the chairman of the Federation of Trades and Labour Unions at its foundation in 1881. The Federation became the American Federation of Labor five years later, and Gompers was duly elected its president.
Samuel Gompers founded the AFL (American Federation of Labor)
The American Federation of Labor (afl) was organized as an association of trade unions in 1886.
In 1866, a union organized that was composed of several associations of skilled workers. This union came to be called the American Federation of Labor and grew and held many successful strikes under the leadership of Samuel Gompers.
American Federation of Labor was created on 1886-12-08.
American Federation of Labor ended in 1955.
In 1866, a union was organized that was composed of several associations of skilled workers. This union came to be called the American Federation of Labor and grew and held many successful strikes under the leadership of Samuel Gompers.
The American Federation of Labor